Fleetwood Walkers

Sunday, June 18, 2006

June 21, 2006: Don't Get Mad...Get Eaton

Today's matchup featured A.J. Burnett for the hometown Fleetwood Walkers and Adam Eaton for the visiting Ocala Ocelots.

Although never appearing for Fleetwood, Adam Eaton was once a Walker himself before being traded back in the year 2000. He was sent to Ocala for Shannon Stewart and James Mouton (who was subsequently flipped to Plaza for Butch Huskey). This trade helped both franchises, as Stewart was a key member of Fleetwood's 2001 playoff team while Eaton was a key member of Ocala's 2005 championship squad.

Back to the game at hand, Fleetwood led 2-0 after 4 innings thanks to a sacrifice fly by Neifi Perez and an RBI groundout by Marcus Giles. Ocala put a run on the board in the 5th inning when Rich Aurilia hit a home run, but Giles answered in the bottom half of the same inning with a two-run triple. Fleetwood now led 4-1.

In the top of the 7th inning, Ocala drew to within one run on an RBI single from Tadahito Iguchi and a sacrifice fly from Aurilia. Again, though, Fleetwood would bounce right back...this time with a two-run homer from Javier Valentin in the bottom of the 7th.

Fernando Cabrera, Scott Downs, and Ryan Vogelsong relieved Burnett, and Fleetwood would go on to win by a score of 7-3. Fleetwood had now won the first three games of the 4-game set.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Ocala Ocelots At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers              6/21/2006
Gm 3: FLE wastes a lot of baserunners early, but Valentin & Giles find a way.
 
  Ocelots            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .295     D.Dejesus LF        5  0  3  1 .283  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .283     D.Wright DH         4  1  1  0 .329  
  D.Jeter SS          3  0  1  0 .289     D.Lee 1B            4  2  2  0 .267  
  T.Helton 1B         4  0  1  0 .326     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  2  0 .331  
  R.Sanders LF        2  1  0  0 .242     J.Valentin C        2  2  1  2 .291  
  J.Drew RF           2  1  0  0 .267     M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  3 .250  
  T.Iguchi 2B         4  0  1  1 .285     J.Edmonds CF        3  0  0  0 .226  
  S.Burroughs 3B      2  0  0  0 .270     J.Dye RF            4  1  1  0 .272  
A-D.Easley PH,3B      2  0  0  0 .305     N.Perez SS          3  0  1  1 .278  
  R.Aurilia DH        3  1  1  2 .248                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  4  3                 Totals      32  7 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Burroughs In 7th Inning
 
Ocelots......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 0  -  3  4  0
Walkers......... 0 1 1  0 2 0  2 1    -  7 12  0
 
Ocelots (36-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Eaton LOSS(6-2)         6       7   4   4   5   2   0   4.41  A1 D2
G.Mota                    1       4   3   3   0   1   1   5.04  D3 D9
S.Shields                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.67  E1
Totals                    8      12   7   7   5   3   1
 
Walkers (45-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(10-3)       6       3   3   3   3   5   1   3.21  A1 C7
F.Cabrera HOLD(2nd)       1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   1.35  C8 D3
S.Downs HOLD(10th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   3.16  D4 D6
R.Vogelsong               1       0   0   0   0   0   0   5.35  D7
Totals                    9       4   3   3   4   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,636 DATE- Saturday, June 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots: 6  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 2  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(24th)
TRIPLES- D.Dejesus-2(6th), M.Giles(2nd)
HOME RUNS- R.Aurilia(6th), J.Valentin(4th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Iguchi(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Perez
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Aurilia, N.Perez
WALKS- D.Jeter, R.Sanders, J.Drew-2, D.Wright, J.Valentin-2, M.Giles, J.Edmonds
HIT BY PITCH- R.Sanders
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter-2, J.Drew, T.Iguchi, S.Burroughs, D.Easley, D.Lee, M.Giles,
             J.Edmonds
GIDP- D.Wright, M.Cabrera

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

June 20, 2006: Pitchers' Duel

Of all the matchups in this four-game series, today's two pitchers were the least likely to lock horns in a pitchers' duel. But that's why they play the games.

Brad Hennessey was excellent for Ocala, allowing just 1 run in 6 innings. Not to be out done, though, Greg Maddux also brought his "A" game to John Locke Field. He provided Fleetwood with 6 scoreless innings, allowing just 3 hits and 1 walk.

Leading 1-0, Fleetwood's Bobby Crosby and David DeJesus led off the bottom of the 7th inning with back-to-back singles. With the heart of its order due up, it looked like the Walkers might blow the game open.

Ocala showed the grit of a champion, though, and enticed David Wright to ground into a costly double play. That left the Walkers with a man on 3rd base, but with 2 outs. To score an insurance run, they would need Derrek Lee to come through with a clutch hit.

Although in the midst of a disappointing season, Lee came through with an RBI triple. Fleetwood now led 2-0.

Fleetwood's bullpen closed out the game with 3 perfect innings, and the game was over. The Walkers had won the first two games of the four-game set.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Ocala Ocelots At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers              6/20/2006
Gm 2: A great duel between Hennessey and Maddux; Fleetwood comes out on top.
 
  Ocelots            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  1  0 .300     D.Dejesus LF        4  0  1  0 .273  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .289     D.Wright DH         3  1  2  0 .331  
  D.Jeter SS          2  0  1  0 .289     D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  1 .264  
  T.Helton 1B         3  0  0  0 .327     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  0 .328  
  R.Sanders LF        3  0  0  0 .247     J.Valentin C        4  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Drew RF           3  0  1  0 .273     M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  0 .249  
  T.Iguchi 2B         3  0  0  0 .286     J.Edmonds CF        2  0  0  0 .230  
  S.Burroughs 3B      2  0  0  0 .274     J.Dye RF            2  0  1  0 .273  
D-N.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .251   A-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
E-D.Easley 3B         0  0  0  0 .313   B-L.Matos RF          1  0  1  0 .292  
  R.Aurilia DH        2  0  0  0 .246     N.Perez SS          2  0  0  0 .277  
F-L.Bigbie PH         1  0  0  0 .000   C-B.Crosby PH,SS      2  1  1  0 .308  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  3  0                 Totals      33  2 10  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dye In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Bonds In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Perez In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Burroughs In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Johnson In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Aurilia In 9th Inning
 
Ocelots......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
Walkers......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  2 10  0
 
Ocelots (36-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Hennessey LOSS(4-4)     6       6   1   1   2   4   0   5.05  A1 C8
R.Novoa                   0 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   0   4.62  C9 D3
G.Mota                    1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   4.53  D4
Totals                    8      10   2   2   2   5   0
 
Walkers (44-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(6-2)         6       3   0   0   1   4   0   4.75  A1 C3
S.Downs HOLD(9th)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.22  C4 C6
A.Rhodes HOLD(5th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  C7 C8
D.Turnbow SAVE(11th)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.63  C9
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,119 DATE- Friday, June 20th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots: 2  Walkers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 1  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- T.Iguchi
DOUBLES- J.Valentin(4th)
TRIPLES- D.Lee(4th)
WALKS- D.Jeter, J.Edmonds-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sanders-2, S.Burroughs, N.Johnson, R.Aurilia-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera,
             J.Valentin, M.Giles, J.Edmonds
GIDP- J.Mauer, T.Helton, D.Wright
WILD PITCHES- B.Hennessey, G.Maddux

Sunday, June 11, 2006

June 19, 2006: The Test Begins

The arrival of late June corresponds with Fleetwood first real measuring stick of the season...namely, can the rebuilt Fleetwood Walkers compete with the elite of the National league? With 7 games each against the defending BRASSball champion Ocala Ocelots and also the über-powerful Metropolis Avengers, the world would soon find out.

The Walkers first home game versus Ocala would feature an excellent pitching matchup. Fleetwood called on Esteban Loaiza, while Ocala turned to Jake Peavy.

Fleetwood showed its power early on, scoring 9 times in the first 3 innings. This scoring was highlighted by a 3-run homer from David Wright, a 2-run double from Bobby Crosby, and a 3-run homer from Ramon Castro. This scoring knocked Peavy out of the game in the bottom of the 3rd.

Loaiza fared better than Peavy, taking full advantage of the run support his offense had provided. He threw strikes, allowing just one run through 7 innings on a Reggie Sanders home run. With his team comfortably ahead, Fleetwood manager Rube Foster brought in Juan Dominguez for the last 2 innings.

Fleetwood had sent a strong message to the defending champions, but also realized that the proud Ocala Ocelots would be ready to battle again tomorrow.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Ocala Ocelots At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers              6/19/2006
Gm 1: A balanced Fleetwood attack knocks out Peavy early; Loaiza is strong.
 
  Ocelots            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .301     M.Giles 2B          3  1  0  0 .249  
  J.Mauer C           2  0  1  0 .295     B.Bonds DH          0  1  0  0 .000  
  D.Jeter SS          4  0  1  0 .287   A-L.Matos PH          3  0  1  0 .286  
  T.Helton 1B         4  0  2  0 .332     D.Lee 1B            5  0  0  0 .264  
  R.Sanders LF        4  1  1  1 .255     M.Cabrera LF,3B     5  1  2  0 .330  
  J.Drew RF           2  0  0  0 .271     D.Wright 3B         4  2  2  3 .327  
  T.Iguchi 2B         3  0  0  0 .290   B-J.Valentin C        1  0  1  0 .288  
  S.Burroughs 3B      3  0  1  0 .278     J.Dye RF            5  0  0  0 .271  
  R.Aurilia DH        3  0  0  0 .250     J.Edmonds CF        4  3  2  1 .232  
                                          B.Crosby SS         3  1  1  2 .305  
                                        D-N.Perez PH,SS       1  1  1  0 .281  
                                          R.Castro C          2  1  1  2 .288  
                                        C-D.Dejesus LF        1  0  1  1 .273  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  1  6  1                 Totals      37 11 12  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 3rd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wright In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Castro In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 7th Inning
 
Ocelots......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
Walkers......... 3 1 5  0 0 0  2 0    - 11 12  0
 
Ocelots (36-21)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Peavy LOSS(7-5)         2 1/3   5   8   7   4   5   2   4.60  A1 B8
T.Walker                  2 2/3   3   1   1   0   4   1   5.50  B9 D1
G.Mota                    1 1/3   3   2   2   1   1   0   4.68  D2 D9
R.Novoa                   1 2/3   1   0   0   1   3   0   4.38  E1
Totals                    8      12  11  10   6  13   3
 
Walkers (43-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(8-2)         7       6   1   1   3   5   1   3.15  A1 C9
J.Dominguez               2       0   0   0   1   1   0   4.18  D1
Totals                    9       6   1   1   4   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,078 DATE- Thursday, June 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots: 5  Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 0  Walkers: 4
ERRORS- G.Sizemore
DOUBLES- B.Crosby(11th)
HOME RUNS- R.Sanders(8th), D.Wright(15th), J.Edmonds(11th), R.Castro(8th)
WALKS- J.Mauer-2, J.Drew-2, M.Giles-2, B.Bonds-2, J.Edmonds, R.Castro
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, T.Helton, R.Sanders, J.Drew-2, R.Aurilia, M.Giles, D.Lee,
             M.Cabrera-3, D.Wright, J.Dye-4, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby, R.Castro
GIDP- D.Jeter-2, T.Iguchi, S.Burroughs
WILD PITCHES- R.Novoa
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Bobby Crosby robbed Joe Mauer of a base hit.
          Bot 2nd: Grady Sizemore robbed Derrek Lee of an extra base hit.

June 15, 2006: Three Pitchers, Three Gems?

Esteban Loaiza and Mark Buehrle had earned complete-game victories in Games 1 and 2 of this three-game set versus North Georgia. Fleetwood's Dave Bush hoped to make it 3 for 3. To do so, though, the Walkers would have to get by Yellow Jacket left-hander Ted Lilly.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Marcus Giles hit a solo home run and gave the Walkers a 1-0 lead. An RBI double by Ramon Castro in the 4th and a solo homer by David Wright in the 5th increased Fleetwood's lead to 3-0.

On the other side of the ball, Dave Bush did not disappoint the Fleetwood faithful. He allowed just 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8. In fact, aided by 3 double plays, Bush faced only 4 batters more than the minimum. Bush had collected his second shutout of the season, Fleetwood's starting pitchers had thrown their third complete game of the series, and Fleetwood swept the series from North Georgia.

Fleetwood would next play host to the defending champion Ocala Ocelots from June 19 through June 22.

BOXSCORE: 2006 North Georgia Yellow Jackets At 2006 Fleetwood Walke 6/15/2006
Gm 3: Fleetwood's pitchers throw their 3rd complete game of the series.
 
  Yellow Jackets     AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Byrd LF           4  0  0  0 .241     D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  0 .264  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  2  0 .236     D.Wright DH         3  1  1  1 .332  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  0 .287     D.Lee 1B            3  0  2  0 .273  
  J.Kent 2B           2  0  0  0 .300     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  1  0 .331  
  S.Hillenbrand 3B    3  0  0  0 .270     J.Edmonds CF        4  1  1  0 .234  
  S.Fasano C          3  0  0  0 .276     M.Giles 2B          4  1  1  1 .255  
  M.Teahen DH         3  0  0  0 .211     R.Castro C          2  0  1  1 .290  
  C.Patterson CF      3  0  0  0 .248   A-L.Matos PH          0  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Gathright RF      3  0  2  0 .222   C-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .290  
                                          J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .274  
                                          B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .308  
                                        B-N.Perez PH,SS       1  0  0  0 .276  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  5  0                 Totals      31  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Matos In 9th Inning
 
Yellow Jackets.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Walkers......... 0 1 0  1 1 0  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Yellow Jackets (27-32)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Lilly LOSS(0-1)         6       6   3   3   3   4   2   4.50  A1 C9
K.Davies                  2       1   0   0   1   2   0   5.09  D1
Totals                    8       7   3   3   4   6   2
 
Walkers (41-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(7-4)           9       5   0   0   2   8   0   3.55  A1
Totals                    9       5   0   0   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,542 DATE- Sunday, June 15th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Yellow Jackets: 4  Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yellow Jackets: 0  Walkers: 3
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(9th), M.Teixeira(19th), D.Lee(15th), J.Edmonds(12th),
         R.Castro(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(14th), M.Giles(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Gathright(9th), D.Lee(2nd)
WALKS- J.Kent-2, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, R.Castro
HIT BY PITCH- L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria, M.Teixeira-2, S.Fasano, M.Teahen-2, C.Patterson,
             J.Gathright, D.Wright, D.Lee, J.Edmonds-2, M.Giles, B.Crosby
GIDP- M.Byrd, M.Teixeira, S.Hillenbrand

June 14, 2006: Buehrle Mellows Yellows

Game 2 of this three-game series pitted the Fleetwood Walker's Mark Buehrle against the North Georgia Yellow Jacket's Paul Byrd.

Fleetwood got off to a great start, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning. A costly North Georgia error caused most of the damage when Corey Patterson dropped a Miguel Cabrera sacrifice fly. Both David Wright and Derrek Lee scored on the play, and Miguel Cabrera scored one batter later when Javier Valentin came through with an RBI single. Miguel Cabrera later added a 3-run homer in the 7th inning.

Meanwhile, Mark Buehrle was on top of this game. Buehrle went the distance on this day, allowing just 7 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) in 9 innings. Fleetwood had won again, this time by a final score of 6-2.

BOXSCORE: 2006 North Georgia Yellow Jackets At 2006 Fleetwood Walke 6/14/2006
Gm 2: Mark Buehrle goes the distance for Fleetwood, and Cabrera drives in 4.
 
  Yellow Jackets     AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Patterson CF      4  1  1  0 .255     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  0 .271  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .232     D.Wright DH         2  2  1  0 .332  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .288     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  0 .268  
  J.Kent 2B           4  1  2  1 .303     M.Cabrera 3B        3  2  1  4 .331  
  S.Hillenbrand 3B    3  0  0  0 .274     J.Valentin C        2  0  2  1 .290  
  S.Fasano C          3  0  0  0 .308   A-L.Matos PH          1  0  0  0 .290  
  D.Cruz DH           4  0  2  0 .279   B-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 .286  
  G.Kapler RF         4  0  1  1 .250     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .255  
  M.Byrd LF           2  0  0  0 .259     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .234  
                                          J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .279  
                                          N.Perez SS          3  0  0  0 .278  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      31  6  7  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Matos In 8th Inning
 
Yellow Jackets.. 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  1
Walkers......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  3 0    -  6  7  1
 
Yellow Jackets (27-31)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Byrd LOSS(8-4)          6 2/3   7   6   5   3   9   1   3.73  A1 D4
M.Belisle                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.50  D5
Totals                    8       7   6   5   3  10   1
 
Walkers (40-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(4-5)        9       7   2   1   1   5   0   5.17  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   1   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,827 DATE- Saturday, June 14th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Yellow Jackets: 6  Walkers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yellow Jackets: 0  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- C.Patterson, M.Giles
DOUBLES- G.Kapler(1st), D.Dejesus(8th), D.Lee(14th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(12th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- M.Byrd, D.Wright-2, J.Valentin
HIT BY PITCH- S.Hillenbrand, S.Fasano
STRIKE OUTS- C.Patterson, M.Teixeira-2, S.Hillenbrand, M.Byrd, D.Dejesus,
             D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, M.Giles, J.Edmonds-3, J.Dye
GIDP- S.Hillenbrand, S.Fasano

June 13, 2006: One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure

Some games give you a lot to write about. Some others, well...not so much. Today's game falls in the "not so much" category (although it did turn out well for Fleetwood). As such, you'll find only a short summary of the game in the space below.

However, in the interest of showing how this year's Fleetwood Walkers resurgence has come to be, you will also find some background on how Esteban Loaiza (the star of today's game) ended up wearing the famed orange-and-white flannels of the Fleetwood franchise.

The game itself featured Loaiza throwing a four-hit shutout, retiring the last 14 Yellow Jackets he faced in the process. With this strong pitching performance, Fleetwood won 6-0 and continued its winning ways in the friendly confines of Locke Field.

However, given Loaiza's strong performance all season long, the bigger story is how he became a Fleetwood Walker in the first place. Here is that story...

In 2004, Esteban Loaiza was a star. He posted the best season of his career for Toledo (19-10, 3.49 ERA), helping lead the Mudhens to a 2004 BRASSball championship. Slated to enter free agency after this storybook season, his future looked bright indeed.

However, the one-year "crystal ball" that BRASSball owners benefit from during each off-season showed that this Cinderella story would soon see Loaiza revert back to a more pumpkin-like pitcher the next year. As such, he did not attract many strong suitors on the free agent market.

Meanwhile, the rebuilding Fleetwood Walkers were coming off their worst season ever. The team had posted a 49-113 record in 2004, and things didn't look much more promising for 2005. Simply put, this was a team with little left to lose.

Looking to add depth to its weak pitching staff, Fleetwood's front office noticed a few points that made them bullish on Loaiza's future.

First, during his breakout season with Toledo, Loaiza had posted the strongest strikeout rate of his career. In a career-high 222 innings, he had amassed 168 strikeouts against just 61 walks. This type of strikeout rate historically bodes well for a pitcher's immediate future.

Second, experts around the league credited Loaiza's breakout season to the addition of a cut fastball to his repertoire. If true, it helped rule out the performance as being merely a "fluke" and implied that it may well have been actual growth in Loaiza's underlying skill set.

Third, given that Loaiza had indeed pitched a career-high 222 innings for Toledo, it might be expected that he would suffer from fatigue and/or injury the following season. If true, perhaps all Loaiza really needed was ample time for rest and recuperation.

Since patience is one thing the Walkers were in position to provide, Fleetwood decided to make Loaiza an offer. But how much to offer him? And for how long?

First, Fleetwood had to establish Loaiza's value for its 2005 ballclub. Looking in its "crystal ball," the Walkers knew he could provide approximately 30 starts and 190 innings in 2005.

These wouldn't be GOOD innings (Loaiza had posted a 5.70 ERA in his 2004 MLB season), but this was not a concern for the rebuilding Fleetwood franchise. Rather, the team was more concerned with: a) having enough innings to get through the upcoming 2005 season; and b) hoarding talented players that might one day form the core of a championship-caliber ballclub. Fleetwood thought Loaiza was a good gamble on both of these fronts.

In terms of 2005 value, then, the team decided that his 190 innings alone were worth approximately $1 million (as it would cost approximately that much to sign 2-3 free agents to match Loaiza's 190 innings of replacement-level pitching).

That was the easy part. The harder part was knowing what FUTURE value to expect from Loaiza. At a minimum, though, Fleetwood figured that Loaiza would be good for at least 200 league-average innings over the next two years. If true, that would provide the team with another $1 million or so of future value. Add that to the $1 million for 2005, and the total value was $2 million over 3 years.

With that math behind them, Fleetwood submitted a 3-year, $2.28 million offer (adding a bit to its bid for Loaiza's upside potential). And, for better or worse, that bid proved to be Loaiza's best offer. Having already done its due-diligence, Fleetwood finalized the offer and Loaiza was now a Walker.

The rest, as they say, is history. Loaiza's real-life performance did rebound in 2005 when he posted a 3.77 ERA in 217 MLB innings (the season that Fleetwood is enjoying during our current replay). And although Loaiza has once again fallen victim to the injury-bug in 2006, it's safe to say that Fleetwood has already gotten its money's worth out of the Loaiza contract.

BOXSCORE: 2006 North Georgia Yellow Jackets At 2006 Fleetwood Walke 6/13/2006
Gm 1: Esteban Loaiza thows a four-hit shutout, and Fleetwood wins easily.
 
  Yellow Jackets     AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Byrd LF           4  0  0  0 .269     M.Giles 2B          4  1  1  0 .260  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .231     D.Wright DH         4  1  2  1 .330  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .293     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  1 .264  
  J.Kent 2B           3  0  1  0 .300     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  0  0 .331  
  S.Hillenbrand 3B    3  0  0  0 .278     J.Edmonds CF        2  0  0  1 .240  
  S.Fasano C          3  0  0  0 .348     J.Dye RF            3  0  1  1 .285  
  M.Teahen DH         3  0  1  0 .250     R.Castro C          2  1  1  1 .286  
  C.Patterson CF      3  0  0  0 .255   A-N.Perez PH          1  0  0  0 .284  
  J.Gathright RF      3  0  1  0 .203   B-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .269  
                                          B.Crosby SS         4  0  3  1 .316  
                                          L.Matos LF          2  1  0  0 .292  
                                        C-D.Dejesus LF        0  0  0  0 .271  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  4  0                 Totals      29  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perez In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Matos In 8th Inning
 
Yellow Jackets.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  3 1 2  0 0    -  6 10  1
 
Yellow Jackets (27-30)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Ramirez LOSS(1-5)       3 2/3   5   3   3   3   3   0   5.01  A1 B8
C.Fossum                  2 1/3   4   3   3   3   1   0   7.65  B9 D4
M.Belisle                 2       1   0   0   1   1   0   4.79  D5
Totals                    8      10   6   6   7   5   0
 
Walkers (39-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(7-2)         9       4   0   0   0   7   0   3.40  A1
Totals                    9       4   0   0   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,862 DATE- Friday, June 13th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:39
LEFT ON BASE- Yellow Jackets: 3  Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yellow Jackets: 2  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- M.Giles
DOUBLES- J.Gathright(4th), R.Castro(4th), B.Crosby(9th)
TRIPLES- M.Teahen(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Giles(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Giles
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds, R.Castro
WALKS- D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, J.Dye, L.Matos, D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- M.Byrd, E.Renteria-2, M.Teixeira, S.Fasano-2, J.Gathright,
             D.Wright, J.Edmonds-2, L.Matos-2
GIDP- M.Teixeira, M.Giles, R.Castro

Monday, June 05, 2006

June 7, 2006: Turning It Up to Eleven

Sometimes you're the windshield. Sometimes you're the bug. And on this day, Charm City most definitely put forth a hemipterous performance.

Oh, things certainly started well enough for the Dragoons. In fact, they held a 2-0 lead after 4 innings. But saying it went downhill from there is, well...a bit like saying that General Custer once had a bad day at the Little Big Horn River.

First, Fleetwood plated 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. That's normally a pretty impressive feat. But then things REALLY got interesting for the Walkers in the bottom of the 6th. To wit:

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Dye                0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   N.Perez              0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3                      0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
0  23 D.Dejesus            0 Walk                           b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chad Harville
0 123 D.Wright             0 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 D.Lee                0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 123 M.Cabrera            0 Single                         3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
1 123 J.Valentin           0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 123 M.Giles              0 Double                         3-H 2-H 1-3 b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Matt Ginter
2  23 J.Edmonds            0 Single                         3-H 2-H b-1 
2 1   J.Dye                0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 N.Perez              0 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 D.Dejesus            0 Single                         3-H 1-2 b-1 
2 12  D.Wright             0 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
2     D.Lee                0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   M.Cabrera            0 Ground Out                     b-0

Add it all up and that's 2 walks, 8 singles, 1 double, and 1 home run. The net result: 11 runs, 4 of which were driven in by David Wright alone. Now that's the type of performance that even Nigel Tufnel can appreciate.

Needless to say, these two innings proved to be a turning point in the game. Charm City was unable to come back, and Fleetwood won the game (18-2) and the series (3 games to 1).

Fleetwood's next homestand will be a 3-game series versus the North Georgia Yellow Jackets.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Charm City Dragoons At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers         6/7/2006
Gm 4: FLE explodes for 5 runs in 5th and 11 runs in 6th; Walkers win series.
 
  Dragoons           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Redman CF         4  0  1  1 .181     D.Dejesus LF        4  3  3  4 .271  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  1  0 .263   B-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 .281  
  T.Walker DH         4  0  1  0 .272     D.Wright DH         4  2  1  4 .328  
  J.Jones RF          4  0  1  0 .259     D.Lee 1B            6  0  1  0 .260  
  H.Choi 1B           2  1  1  0 .215     M.Cabrera 3B        5  2  2  1 .335  
  B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .250     J.Valentin C        3  0  0  0 .269  
  D.Hollins LF        4  0  2  0 .254   A-L.Matos PH,LF       2  1  1  0 .298  
  G.Blum 2B           3  1  2  1 .242     M.Giles 2B          6  2  3  4 .260  
  D.Navarro C         4  0  0  0 .318     J.Edmonds CF        4  2  1  2 .242  
                                          J.Dye RF            5  3  3  0 .284  
                                          N.Perez SS          5  3  4  3 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  9  2                 Totals      44 18 19 18
 
A-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Dejesus In 8th Inning
 
Dragoons........ 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  2
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 511  2 0    - 18 19  0
 
Dragoons (18-42)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Ponson LOSS(1-2)        4 2/3   4   5   5   5   3   0   6.49  A1 C6
J.Brower                  0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0   7.88  C7 D1
C.Harville                0 2/3   2   3   3   1   2   0   8.47  D2 D6
M.Ginter                  2 1/3  11   7   5   0   3   1   7.27  D7
Totals                    8      19  18  16   7   8   1
 
Walkers (38-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(9-3)        6       8   2   2   3   4   0   3.11  A1 C8
S.Downs                   2       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.34  C9 D5
R.Vogelsong               1       1   0   0   1   0   0   5.51  D6
Totals                    9       9   2   2   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,333 DATE- Saturday, June 7th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Dragoons: 7  Walkers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dragoons: 0  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- T.Redman, S.Ponson
DOUBLES- T.Redman(4th), M.Giles(13th), N.Perez(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(13th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Blum(1st), N.Perez(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Choi-2
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Edmonds
WALKS- H.Choi-2, B.Inge, G.Blum, D.Dejesus-2, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin,
       J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hardy, J.Jones-2, D.Hollins, D.Wright-2, D.Lee-2, J.Valentin,
             J.Edmonds-2, N.Perez
GIDP- D.Navarro
WILD PITCHES- S.Ponson

June 6, 2006: Claussen's Pickle

Fleetwood brought its 5-10 record against left-handed starters to the ballpark, hoping to defeat Charm City southpaw Brandon Claussen and reverse this troubling trend. Veteran right-hander Greg Maddux took the mound for Fleetwood.

Fleetwood fell behind early on a 3rd-inning RBI single by Dioner Navarro. The Walkers bounced back immediatly, however, scoring two runs in the bottom of the 3rd on a Ramon Castro solo home run and a Marcus Giles RBI double.

Charm City recaptured the lead in the top of the 6th after a Hee Seop Choi solo homer and a bases-loaded walk to Tike Redman. But Fleetwood answered the bell once again when Miguel Cabrera hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of that same inning. Fleetwood now led 4-3.

When David Wright padded Fleetwood's lead with a 2-run blast in the 7th inning, the game prooved out of reach for Charm City. Fleetwood had won 6-3, and beat a left-handed pitcher in the process.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Charm City Dragoons At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers         6/6/2006
Gm 3: Fleetwood beats a lefty today, led by Miguel Cabrera & David Wright.
 
  Dragoons           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Redman CF         3  0  0  1 .176     M.Giles 2B          4  1  2  1 .253  
  J.Hardy SS          5  0  1  0 .263     D.Wright DH         4  2  2  2 .329  
  T.Walker DH         5  0  1  0 .273     D.Lee 1B            3  0  0  0 .262  
  J.Jones RF          5  0  0  0 .259     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  2  2 .333  
  H.Choi 1B           4  1  1  1 .211     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  1  0 .242  
  B.Inge 3B           4  1  2  0 .253     J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .276  
  D.Hollins LF        4  0  2  0 .249     R.Castro C          2  1  1  1 .281  
  G.Blum 2B           2  1  1  0 .236   C-N.Perez PH          1  0  0  0 .268  
B-J.Cirillo PH,2B     1  0  0  0 .373   D-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .281  
  D.Navarro C         4  0  2  1 .389     B.Crosby SS         3  1  2  0 .301  
                                          L.Matos LF          2  0  0  0 .294  
                                        A-D.Dejesus PH,LF     2  0  0  0 .257  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  3 10  3                 Totals      32  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Matos In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blum In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perez In 9th Inning
 
Dragoons........ 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3 10  0
Walkers......... 0 0 2  0 0 2  2 0    -  6 10  1
 
Dragoons (18-41)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Claussen LOSS(2-8)      5 1/3   7   4   4   1   6   2   5.90  A1 C5
J.Brower                  0 2/3   2   2   2   2   1   1   6.85  C6 D2
C.Harville                2       1   0   0   2   1   0   7.16  D3
Totals                    8      10   6   6   5   8   3
 
Walkers (37-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux                  5 1/3   9   3   3   0   5   1   5.35  A1 C7
F.Cabrera WIN(1-0)        1 1/3   0   0   0   2   2   0   0.00  C8 D5
A.Rhodes HOLD(4th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D6 D7
J.Dominguez SAVE(1st)     1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   4.20  D8
Totals                    9      10   3   3   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,716 DATE- Friday, June 6th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Dragoons:10  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dragoons: 1  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- B.Crosby
DOUBLES- J.Hardy(17th), G.Blum(16th), M.Giles(12th), M.Cabrera(23rd),
         J.Edmonds(11th)
HOME RUNS- H.Choi(7th), D.Wright(12th), M.Cabrera(11th), R.Castro(7th)
WALKS- T.Redman-2, G.Blum, M.Giles, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, R.Castro, B.Crosby
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hardy, J.Jones-3, H.Choi-3, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds,
             J.Dye, L.Matos-2, D.Dejesus-2
GIDP- J.Hardy, J.Edmonds
WILD PITCHES- C.Harville, G.Maddux
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Jacque Jones robbed Jermaine Dye of an extra base hit.

Saturday, June 03, 2006

June 5, 2006: Southpaw Struggles

Games featuring left-handed starters had not gone well for the Fleetwood Walkers all season. When facing a lefty starter, Fleetwood's record was just 5-9 (versus 30-12 against righties). And as for the lone left-handed starter on its own roster, Mark Buehrle entered June with just a 3-4 record and a 5.63 ERA.

This game saw a combination of both trends, and the results were sadly predictable for Fleetwood's fans. First, Charm City's John Halama pitched a great game, holding Fleetwood's lineup to just 2 runs in 8.1 innings. Meanwhile, Fleetwood's Mark Buerhle continued to struggle. He allowed two runs in the 1st inning and 4 runs in 6.2 innings.

These performances resulted in a 6-2 win for Charm City, and dropped Fleetwood's record against left-handed pitchers to just 5-10. Tomorrow would test the Walkers again, as the Dragoons would pitch another lefty in Brandon Claussen.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Charm City Dragoons At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers         6/5/2006
Gm 2: Fleetwood falls to another LH pitcher; Buehrle's struggles continue.
 
  Dragoons           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Walker DH         4  1  1  1 .274     M.Giles 2B          5  0  1  0 .247  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .265     D.Wright DH         4  0  1  0 .326  
  B.Inge 3B           5  1  3  2 .249     D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  0 .266  
  J.Cirillo 1B        4  1  2  2 .379     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  0  0 .329  
  D.Mohr LF           5  0  0  0 .098     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  1  0 .242  
  B.Jordan RF         4  1  1  0 .327     J.Dye RF            3  0  1  0 .282  
  T.Redman CF         4  1  3  1 .185   A-D.Dejesus PH        1  1  0  0 .261  
  G.Blum 2B           4  0  1  0 .233     R.Castro C          4  1  1  2 .277  
  Y.Torrealba C       4  1  1  0 .250     B.Crosby SS         3  0  1  0 .291  
                                          L.Matos LF          4  0  1  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  6 12  6                 Totals      35  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dye In 9th Inning
 
Dragoons........ 2 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 2  -  6 12  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  2  8  1
 
Dragoons (18-40)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Halama WIN(2-1)         8 1/3   7   2   2   2   5   1   2.89  A1 D8
C.Orvella                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   7.23  D9
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   6   1
 
Walkers (36-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle LOSS(3-5)       6 2/3   8   4   4   0   5   1   5.61  A1 D1
R.Vogelsong               1       2   0   0   1   1   0   5.68  D2 D7
C.Eldred                  0 2/3   2   2   2   1   0   0   3.32  D8 E3
J.Dominguez               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.45  E4
Totals                    9      12   6   6   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,204 DATE- Thursday, June 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Dragoons: 8  Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dragoons: 0  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- M.Buehrle
DOUBLES- B.Inge-2(19th), J.Cirillo(4th), T.Redman(3rd), Y.Torrealba(1st),
         D.Wright(15th), D.Lee(13th), J.Dye(14th)
HOME RUNS- J.Cirillo(3rd), R.Castro(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hardy
WALKS- T.Walker, J.Cirillo, M.Cabrera, B.Crosby
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright
STRIKE OUTS- B.Inge, B.Jordan-2, Y.Torrealba-3, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds,
             J.Dye-2, B.Crosby
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Brian Jordan robbed Marcus Giles of an extra base hit.

June 4, 2006: Dragoon Slayer

David Bush kicked off Fleetwood's June home schedule in style, throwing 7.1 scoreless innings against the Charm City Dragoons. Afer Scott Downs added 1.2 perfect innings of his own, the Walkers had earned their 7th shutout victory of the season.

This game continued Bush's up-and-down season as he had previously lasted just 2.2 innings in his last start, giving up 5 earned runs in the process. That said, his strong effort today lowered his season ERA from 4.53 to 4.03.

Also starring for Fleetwood were David Wright (4 for 5) and Miguel Cabrera (2-5, 2B, HR). Tomorrow's matchup would feature the struggling Mark Buehrle for Fleetwood versus John Halama for Charm City.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Charm City Dragoons At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers         6/4/2006
Gm 1: Bush and Downs combine on a five-hit shutout; Wright & Cabrera star.
 
  Dragoons           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Redman CF         4  0  1  0 .148     D.Dejesus LF        5  0  1  0 .263  
  J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .270     D.Wright DH         5  1  4  0 .327  
  T.Walker DH         4  0  0  0 .275     D.Lee 1B            5  1  1  2 .266  
  J.Jones RF          4  0  0  0 .267     M.Cabrera 3B        5  2  2  1 .333  
  H.Choi 1B           4  0  1  0 .211     J.Valentin C        3  0  1  1 .281  
  B.Inge 3B           4  0  0  0 .241   A-L.Matos PH          1  0  0  0 .302  
  D.Hollins LF        3  0  1  0 .242   B-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 .278  
  G.Blum 2B           2  0  1  0 .233     M.Giles 2B          2  1  2  0 .249  
  D.Navarro C         3  0  1  0 .357     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  2 .242  
                                          J.Dye RF            4  0  1  0 .281  
                                          N.Perez SS          3  0  1  0 .270  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      36  6 14  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Matos In 9th Inning
 
Dragoons........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Walkers......... 3 0 3  0 0 0  0 0    -  6 14  1
 
Dragoons (17-40)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Jennings LOSS(2-6)      8      14   6   6   5   5   3   6.65  A1
Totals                    8      14   6   6   5   5   3
 
Walkers (36-21)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(6-4)           7 1/3   5   0   0   2   3   0   4.03  A1 D2
S.Downs                   1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.55  D3
Totals                    9       5   0   0   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,186 DATE- Wednesday, June 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Dragoons: 6  Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dragoons: 2  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- M.Cabrera
DOUBLES- T.Redman(2nd), G.Blum(15th), M.Cabrera(22nd), J.Valentin(3rd),
         M.Giles(11th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(11th), M.Cabrera(10th), J.Edmonds(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Choi
WALKS- J.Hardy, G.Blum, J.Valentin, M.Giles-2, J.Edmonds, N.Perez
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hardy, J.Jones, H.Choi-2, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2
GIDP- T.Walker, D.Dejesus, J.Dye
WILD PITCHES- J.Jennings